My First Time to the Toronto Underground Market (TUM)!

Foods from May TUM!

TUM!  What does that word mean to you?  Does it make you think of ‘tummy’ as in your stomach?  ‘Tums’ as in the little pills that help you with heartburn after a heavy meal?  In Toronto, “TUM” means a foodie event called the Toronto Underground Market that occurs every couple of months in Toronto!   Continue reading →

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Announcing the Winners of stenoodie’s First Contest!!

Winning a 20% discount card to Aragvi Restaurant!

This is it, guys!  Thank you so, so much for participating in stenoodie’s very first giveaway and contest!  This was a lot of fun for me to host and I hope you all had a fun time participating in it as well!   Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Twist

Reptilia Zoo, Vaughan. March 2014

This week’s photo challenge was a little difficult for me to narrow down.  What is a twist?  It could be a twist of licorice, a twist of a plot in a story, a physical twist of a strand of hair or arm (painful!) or a twist in song and dance (Twist n Shout!).   Continue reading →

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Hong Kong Style Cafe [Defunct]

Located at 10 Apple Creek Blvd in Markham

How many Hong Kong style cafes are out there in the predominantly Asian-populated communities of Markham, Richmond Hill, and Scarborough?  There’s so many that I still haven’t tried them all!  These restaurants feature dozens and dozens of delicious foods that are served with a drink or soup and are always cozy and affordable!   Continue reading →

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My first 10K Run!! (Sporting Life 10K)

Yay!

Yay!  This was definitely something fun and challenging to accomplish!

When my friend Holly pitched the idea of doing a 10K to me and Joyce, I was quite hesitant.  Actually, she pitched the idea to me after I ran my first 5K and second 5K’s.  Both 5K races were really more fun than competition/full out running.   Continue reading →

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stenoodie’s first contest!!!

Who doesn’t like free things?!

Today, stenoodie launches their very first contest.  Woohoo!!!  This contest is open to anyone 18+ in the Toronto and Greater Toronto Area.  As a way to thank my readers who have been following stenoodie and enjoying my posts, I am giving away two 20% off discount cards to a restaurant that I’ve dined at recently — I’ve been to Aragvi Restaurant twice within the last month and have loved both their food and service (view my reviews here and here).   Continue reading →

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More Delicious Georgian Food at Aragvi Restaurant

Aragvi Restaurant (previously) located at 832 Sheppard Ave W in North York

I had the pleasure of being invited to dine at Aragvi Restaurant by one of the managers.  Arik noticed that I wrote a very honest and positive review of their restaurant back when I visited Aragvi last month with my friend Jen that he wanted to show his appreciation by inviting me back to the restaurant for some food.   Continue reading →

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Taiwanese Food at Mei Nung Beef Noodle House

Located at 3255 Highway 7 East, Unit 15 in Markham

Sarah and I had dinner at Mei Nung Beef Noodle House which is located in First Markham Place — I swear, this place has so many restaurants around its outside mall strip that I still haven’t tried every single one yet!  Some restaurants that I’ve been to are: Ding Tai Fung Shanghai Dim Sum, Firefly Seafood & Steakhouse, Lemon Tree, Lambie Bubble Tea, and most recently Aka Teppan, among others.   Continue reading →

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Aka Teppan — Japanese Fusion Cuisine [Defunct]

Located at 3235 Hwy 7 in Markham

One of the newest and most talked about restaurants at the First Markham Place plaza is this one:  Aka Teppan.  The first time I heard about it was when my friend Jason showed me a picture of the food that he had there, telling me I had to go there and try it out.  Since then, I’ve seen it on other friends’ social media pages as well.  (I’m telling you, social media is so powerful nowadays!).   Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Work of Art

Macau.  July 2009

This work of art seen in one of the many lobbies of casinos in Macau:

It reminds me of the colourful leaves in the autumn season….. Continue reading →

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